On which platforms is Stride Academy compatible?

Thanks to HTML5 technology, Stride Academy is compatible with more devices than ever, including many high performance tablets. iPad provides the most reliable tablet performace to date and we are hard at work to certify other devices.

Are you a Windows XP user?We provide "transitional support" for XP running the latest version of Chrome or Firefox, with the caveat that the underlying OS is EOL and subject to significant security vulnerabilities if not supervised by a network administrator with adequate control of rights management. We strongly recommend upgrading to a supported OS for your safety and security. However, we will continue to provide ongoing support for schools who continue to use XP as the underlying OS while running a Stride compatible version of Chrome or Firefox browser.

Chrome support for XP ends in April 2015. Users may be required to use an older version of Chrome on XP after this time that may also be subject to security vulnerabilities. Firefox should continue to provide stable support for XP after this time if an outdated version of Chrome is not preferable.

Running Windows Vista or greater?Microsoft limits Internet Explorer compatibility to IE 8, which is an outdated non-HTML5 compatible browser that is not Stride Certified. If you prefer or are required by your organization to use Internet Explorer, be sure you have the latest version available.

Are you an iPad 2 user?All users operating an iPad 2 are recommended to update to the most current iOS. Issues have been identified when operating on iPad 2 including auto-play of voiceover, audio on Lunch Bug game, and video and audio play-back. Localized errors from students using iPad with iOS 8 can often be solved by toggling Wi-Fi on and off. Double tapping the home button brings up all open apps / windows. All apps can be closed from here and another attempt can be made. If that does not fix local problems, the user can restart the iPad.

Bandwidth Requirements:

A "broadband" connection is required.Stride Academy will dynamically modulate buffering (pre-loading) in a variety of bandwidth scenarios for best performance. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) defines "Basic Broadband" as data transmission speeds of at least 4 Mbit/s downstream (from the Internet to the user’s computer) and 1 Mbit/s upstream (from the user’s computer to the Internet).

Stride Academy uses the best-in-industry network delivery technology from Limelight, with over 7gbps of egress capacity to ensure that our digital assets are always lightning fast.

Note: Please update all iPad 2 and newer running iOS 8 to version 8.1.1. Do not update past this version at this time. We will confirm that new versions of iOS don't break compatibility before certifying them here.

Latest Stride Certification Status:

Device/Os

Browsers

Certified

Personal Computers

Macintosh OSX Leopard or better

Latest versions of Safari or Chrome

Yes

Windows XP 32 & 64bit

Latest versions of Chrome or Firefox (IE not supported)

Not Fully

Windows Vista 32 & 64bit

Latest versions of Chrome or Firefox (IE 9 is supported with some limitations on graphics)

Yes

Windows 7 32 & 64bit

Latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, IE10

Yes

Windows 8 32 & 64bit

Latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, IE10+

Yes

Google Chromebook

Chrome

Yes

Ubuntu Linux

Latest versions of Chrome, Chromium and Firefox

Yes

iPad

iPad1 /iOS6+

Safari (Chrome support coming soon)

Yes

iPad2 /iOS6+

Safari (Chrome support coming soon)

Yes

iPad3 /iOS6+

Safari (Chrome support coming soon)

Yes

iPad4 /iOS6+

Safari (Chrome support coming soon)

Yes

iPad Mini /iOS6+

Safari (Chrome support coming soon)

Yes

Android and Windows Tablets

Please note that outside of Apple devices, every device with approved compatibility with Stride Academy has:

-Either Windows 8.1 or Android 4.1 or higher

-A quad core or higher processor

-1GB or more of RAM

Google Nexus 10"

Chrome / Default Browser

Yes

Google Nexus 7"

Chrome / Default Browser

Yes

Lenovo Ideatab S6000

Chrome / Default Browser

Yes

Lenovo Yoga Tablet 8 & 10

Chrome / Default Browser

Yes

Lenovo Miix 2 8"

Chrome / Default Browser

Yes

Kindle Fire HDX 7 & 8.9

Silk Browser

Yes

Insignia Flex 10.1

Chrome / Default Browser

Yes

LG Pad 8.3

Chrome / Default Browser

Yes

Samsung Galaxy Tab2 10"

Pending*

2013 and later Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 - 8.0, 10.1

Chrome / Default Browser

Yes

2014 Samsung Galaxy Note 10

Chrome / Default Browser

Yes

Samsung Galaxy Note Pro (all sizes)

Chrome / Default Browser

Yes

Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro (all sizes)

Chrome / Default Browser

Yes

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (all sizes)

Chrome / Default Browser

Yes

Dell Venue Pro 8

Chrome / Default Browser

Yes

Microsoft Surface 2, Surface 2 Pro

Chrome / Default Browser

Yes

Sony XPeria 9.4"

Pending*

Lenovo ThinkPad 10.1"

Pending*

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (all sizes)

Pending*

Sony Xperia Tablet Z

Pending*

EVGA Tegra Note 7

Pending*

ASUS MeMo Pad FHD 10

Pending*

Asus Transformer Book T100TA

Pending*

Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T

Pending*

Asus Memo Pad HD 7

Pending*

HP Omni 10 5600US Touchscreen Tablet

Pending*

Kindle Fire

Inadequate Processor

Kindle Fire HD

Inadequate Processor

2013 Samsung Galaxy Note Tablets

Inadequate Processor

2013 Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0

Inadequate Processor

* Pending certification indicates that the hardware and software meets specifications and is currently under review. Please note that this does not suggest probability of certification.